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How phone-use while walking alerts work

The warning appears on the child's screen first

In the parent app, choose which apps trigger alerts. When a selected app is used while walking, a small prompt appears first. If phone use continues, it changes to a full-screen warning. The feature helps the child stop using the phone and check their surroundings.

Walking is detected on the child's phone

Raw motion-sensor data is processed and walking is detected on the child's phone. The parent app shows the current alert status and alert history, while the child app shows whether detection is on.